Term limits are not the answer to Michigan’s problems: they are the cause. Michigan voters will decide whether to enact stricter term limits for representatives and financial reporting requirements for state-elected officials on the ballot this November. Michigan legislators can serve six years in the state house of representatives and eight years in the state...
The purpose and effect of Michigan’s Proposal 2 are simple: it expands voter rights while maintaining secure elections. Proposal 2 would amend the state constitution to enact critical changes to early voting in elections and the ballot-counting processes. It would allow for nine days of in-person early voting before Election Day, let registered voters request to...
Hillsdale city voters will decide between incumbent Republican Adam Stockford and challenger Rondee Butcher for mayor in November. While the candidates agree on many of their top priorities, including improving the roads, saving taxpayer dollars, and increasing business investment in Hillsdale, their means to achieve those goals differ. Stockford has served as Hillsdale’s mayor since...
U.S. foreign policy experts have failed for decades to recognize China’s ambitions to move beyond its status as only a regional power. The latest mobilization of large-scale Chinese military drills in the Taiwan Strait in early August was a resounding signal of Beijing’s intent to reassert control over its sphere of influence. Since President Nixon’s...
Republican voters re-nominated state Rep. Andrew Fink on Aug. 2 to run for a second term representing Hillsdale, Branch, and part of Lenawee counties in the state legislature. Fink defeated Steve Meckley, owner of Meckley Flavor Fruit Farms, to represent Michigan’s 35th state house district. Fink will face Democratic nominee Andrew Watkins in the Nov....